Pinal County Education Services

06/25/2026

06/25/2026

Free PD opportunity for educators of grades 3-5! Register for an upcoming session at Eventbook.pinal.gov.

06/25/2026

Registration is open for the Pinal County Teacher Learning Collective. These sessions will take place virtually. Be part of our community focused on connection, sharing and growth! Register at Eventbook.pinal.gov

06/24/2026

What's a lesson or concept where you completely threw out the textbook or standard curriculum and taught it in a totally unique, interactive way? How did it go?

06/24/2026

Calling all Instructional Coaches, Mentors, and Teacher Leaders! 📣✨Ready to deepen your impact and build a lasting professional network? Join the Pinal County School Office Coaching Collaborative for the 2026-2027 school year! Register at Eventbook.pinal.gov.

06/24/2026

This month, we're proud to feature the AATM-Arizona Association of Teachers of Mathematics as our PD Provider Spotlight!

AATM supports Arizona educators and serves as a leading voice in mathematics education, helping ensure all PreK–20 students have equitable opportunities to grow as mathematicians and problem solvers.

Thank you, AATM, for your dedication to excellence in math education across Arizona! 📐➕🍎

Learn more about its opportunities, PD calendar, and online courses by visiting https://trecarizona.org/organizations/arizona-association-of-teachers-of-mathematics-aatm/.

06/23/2026

For our social studies freinds!

Asia for Educators Weekly Digest of Opportunities and Suggested Resources

1. Registration deadline Wednesday, June 24: FREE webinar for K-12 educators to be held Saturday, June 27, 10:00am-12:00pm (ET) on “Geography on the Plate: Understanding East Asian Food Cultures” offered by NCTA/University of Indiana, Bloomington. Misa Wang will connect iconic foods like dim sum, kimchi, and sushi to deeper historical, environmental, and cultural systems from a global perspective https://www.nctasia.org/course/geography-on-the-plate/

Resources on this topic include:
• “Food in Chinese Culture” https://asiasociety.org/blog/asia/food-chinese-culture
• “Using Food to Teach about Chinese Culture” https://www.asianstudies.org/publications/eaa/archives/using-food-to-teach-about-chinese-culture/
• “Food and Geography” https://afe.easia.columbia.edu/china/geog/food_ck.htm

2. Registration deadline Sunday, July 5: FREE online short course for K-12 educators on “Introduction to Early Confucianism” to be held Saturdays, July 11, 18, 25 and August 1, 10:00am to 12:00pm (ET) by NCTA/University of Indiana, Bloomington. Kathryn Vandrey will discuss the religious, political, and philosophical theories found in classical Confucianism https://www.nctasia.org/course/introduction-to-early-confucianism/

Resources for teaching about Confucian thought include:
• "The Analects of Confucius" http://www.acmuller.net/con-dao/analects.html
• "Confucius and Confucianism" http://www.chinaknowledge.org/Literature/Classics/confucius.html
• "Cult of Confucius"
https://academics.hamilton.edu/asian_studies/home/culttemp/index.html
• "What is religion in China? A brief history" https://tif.ssrc.org/2013/10/01/what-is-religion-in-china-a-brief-history/
• “Confucius and the Confucian Tradition” https://afe.easia.columbia.edu/cosmos/ort/confucianism.htm

3. FREE books and shipping are available for K-12 educators from NCTA/University of Pittsburg Festival of Books on a first-come-first serve basis. Selections include academic and art books. Catalogue at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1o7b_pAiK7-ODihwI0o0KCdJDWN4j-btveO_DsFoVosg/edit; order at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeETojyWi2XsqzSw3k6ZOaKfgzJLZuJvpBIHu5wxWeu6VIabQ/viewform

06/23/2026

Fostering Student Voice & Thinking: When you want students deeply collaborating rather than just working side-by-side, what group dynamic or protocol do you lean on most? Share your strategies in the chat!

06/23/2026

Consider nominating a science teacher that you know for Arizona Science Teachers Association's Teacher of the Year award.

🔬 Know an Arizona science teacher who is absolutely in their element? 🧪✨

It's time to give them the spotlight! 🍎🔬 Nominations are officially OPEN for ASTA's 2026 Science Teacher of the Year Awards.

Help us recognize the outstanding educators who inspire curiosity, innovation, and excellence in science teaching across the state. If you know someone who goes above and beyond to light a spark for STEM, we want to celebrate them!

Awards are presented across four categories:
Elementary School 🎒
Middle School 📐
High School 🧬
Novice Teacher (New to the classroom!) 🚀

Honorees will be officially recognized and celebrated at the upcoming ASTA Annual Conference.

📚 Eligibility Note: Nominees must be certified, full-time classroom teachers in Arizona and current ASTA members.

Don't wait—submit a nomination today and show our incredible teachers some well-deserved love!

👉 Click here to nominate: https://azsta.org/teacher-of-the-year/